A new web-based Goals→Performance→Success (GPS) tool becomes available on October 1, 2008, coinciding with the start of the 2008 performance appraisal period. With the introduction of the on-line tool, key accountabilities will be auto-populated into the appraisal form from staff members’ position descriptions (PD).
It is recommended that staff members take some time now to review and confirm that their PDs are current. To update your PD, contact Human Resources (by phone at 83900 or by email to inhro@lehigh.edu) to request your PD be unlocked for editing. Human Resources can also provide the position number and password to access the PD if needed.
Staff members are reminded that any significant changes to a PD—such as adding or deleting a key accountability—need to be reviewed and approved by your supervisor. If the priority order of the key accountabilities needs to be adjusted, you will find it much easier to rearrange key accountabilities in the on-line GPS tool.
All edits to PDs need to be completed and finalized (i.e., “closed”) by Friday, September 19. Key accountabilities of open PDs can not be downloaded to the on-line GPS tool.
